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Unions must resist the Tories’ new anti-strike laws – even if that means breaking the law ourselves

As the TUC meets to plan its response, my message is clear – don’t back down, says Sharon Graham, general secretary of Unite

The Guardian - UK

Barclays axing 900 staff in ‘disgraceful’ pre-Christmas move, says Unite

The banking giant confirmed it was ‘making changes to its headcount’

Evening Standard

Women workers struggling to access toilet facilities, says union

A survey of more than 12,000 women by the Unite union showed that 14% said they only sometimes or occasionally have access to toilets at work.

The Independent UK

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Grangemouth oil refinery to shut down, raising concern for 500 jobs

Plans by Petroineos to convert facility to an import terminal spark questions for Scottish economy and UK refining capacity

The Guardian - UK

Exam board workers vote to strike in pay dispute

Unite said it will now discuss potential dates for industrial action.

The Independent UK

Bus engineers call off strike action after agreeing pay deal

Around 1,200 bus drivers involved in a similar pay dispute are still set to walk out for a week later this month.

The Independent UK

Scottish Water strikes to begin following pay and grading dispute

Some 500 workers are taking part in the action after unions described talks as a ‘waste of time’.

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Hundreds of offshore workers to be balloted in row over rotas and pay

The dispute centres on a company’s alleged refusal to reform working rotas and provide paid leave.

The Independent UK

Woman found guilty of woodchipper murder

Sharon Graham has been found guilty of being the architect of a murder plan that involved a man being fed into a woodchipper.

AAP

Woodchipper death victim 'feared partner leaving him'

The greatest fear of a man whose body was put into a woodchipper was that the woman accused of his murder would leave him, a court has heard.

AAP

Brisbane Woman Allegedly Hired Two Men To Murder Her Ex With A Woodchipper For Insurance Money

The alleged plot involved faking that he died accidentally by falling into a woodchipper.

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Men blamed woodchipper death on 'reckless' victim

A woman accused of murder denies she asked two men to kill her former partner whose body was fed into a woodchipper, a court has heard.

AAP

Woman said planned murder 'got to be done', court told

A woman in on trial accused of having two men kill her ex-partner and feeding his body into a woodchipper to make it look like an accident.

AAP

Peter Mandelson calls for Labour caution in improving workers’ rights

Peer warns party against over-zealous labour market reforms while dismissing former leaders as ‘weak, weak, weak’

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Evening Standard

Labour grandee Peter Mandelson slams Unite union over strikes

Unite leader Sharon Graham hits back that the New Labour architect would have opposed NHS in 1945

AAP

Woman planned 'barbaric' woodchipper murder, court told

Prosecutors claim a man was bashed over the head and fed through an industrial woodchipper as part of a plan to cash in from his inheritance.

The Guardian - UK

Sharon Graham of Unite: ‘Labour must be bolder – they can’t afford not to be’

The union leader fears ‘austerity mark two’ is coming whereas what is needed is a tax on wealth and nationalising energy

The Independent UK

Unite union boss Graham says she will hold ‘timid’ Starmer’s ‘feet to the fire’

Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said Labour had to come out to bat for workers.

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The Guardian - UK

Unite launches ‘red wall’ campaign in push for radical Labour policies

Keir Starmer could end up on the back foot as his party’s main backer launches campaigns on energy, steel and green jobs in red wall seats

The Guardian - UK

‘Eyes on the prize’: union delegates dial down doubts about Keir Starmer

At likely final gathering of the TUC before next general election, focus was on chucking the Tories out of office

The National (Scotland)

Keir Starmer responds as union chief slams '90s tribute act' Labour

Sir Keir Starmer said Labour is “looking to the future” after union boss Sharon Graham accused his party of being a “90s tribute act”.

The Independent UK

Government ‘in talks with Tata Steel to provide £500m funding package’

A deal being negotiated with the company would reportedly secure £1 billion for its Port Talbot steelworks but may lead to thousands of job losses.

Evening Standard

UK ‘in talks with Tata Steel to provide £500m funding package’

A deal being negotiated with the company would reportedly secure £1 billion for its Port Talbot steelworks but may lead to thousands of job losses

The Independent UK

Strike by workers at homelessness charity St Mungo’s ends as pay row resolved

Unite said its members had accepted an inflation-beating pay increase worth 10.7%.

The Guardian - UK

Unite accuses Labour of ‘currying favour with big business’ on workers’ rights

Union leader says leaked text of party’s plans shows ‘clear rowing back’ as Angela Rayner denies any watering down of policy

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